lead

The number of children in Butte who have elevated blood lead levels has dropped more than 25% in the last 20 years, according to a study that was presented to the community last week.

Lead contamination and exposure in Montana go back several decades. But the data do not. Without more information, state and local health departments have no way of knowing how many people have been affected and the extent of the impact.

For one Montana family, lead contamination in their home brought on what one parent describes as the “biggest trial we’ve ever been through.”

In Montana, there’s a new state requirement to test all K-12 schools for lead in water fixtures. Outdated and deteriorating plumbing infrastructure is a primary source of lead exposure, and young children under six years of age are particularly vulnerable.

Of the Montana schools that have met the state's program deadline, most show high levels of lead in school drinking water.

The first school to submit its results under Montana’s new lead monitoring program tested positive for lead.

Anaconda residents are coming to grips with an agreement recently released to the public that will revamp the Superfund cleanup in the area. The public…

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Montana schools must test drinking water for lead content following state rule changes related to school health, officials…

Montana has joined two dozen states and the District of Columbia in requiring all schools to test drinking water for lead.

Federal investigators that study public health risks at Superfund sites had good news for Anacondans this week. At a meeting on Wednesday, they reported…